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Fiction Writing Quotes
The discipline and magic behind every invented story.
These quotes treat fiction writing as both craft and mystery, ranging from a writer calling it pure magic to a student describing how a course demystified the process and built real confidence. Related reflections appear in the Confidence quotes on this site.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that.
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of crime fiction writing is also lazy. Personality is supposed to be shown by the protagonist's taste in music, or we're told that the hero looks like the young Cary Grant. Film is the medium these writers are looking for.
- Confidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
We were given clear concrete tools. The course did a great job demystifying the art of fiction writing and fostering confidence. The instructor brought complex concepts down to earth. I will miss coming here every week.
- Magic
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- Nov 07, 2020
First of all, writing at best - certainly fiction writing - more and more I think is magic.
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